This tutorial created October 21, 2002 and is the sole property of Bubbles' PSP. Please do not remove this tutorial or any part of this tutorial from this site unless given permission to do so. PSP groups, please feel free to use this tutorial in your groups; I just ask that you not pass the tutorial through yahoogroups or emails. Please share the link to the tutorial only.
For this tutorial you will need:
PAINT SHOP PRO (Trial Version)
SUPER BLADE PRO (Optional)
SIMPLE FILTERS
FUNHOUSE FILTERS 2 (On the top menu bar, click on resources and from the drop down menu go to Plug-in Filters).
LITHOGRAPH
FM TILE TOOLS
Image that I am using here. If anyone knows who the artist is of this lovely picture, please email me with the name so I can give credit or remove if the artist so wishes. Note: You get a different effect using the lithograph filter on light color images; see below for a different effect and the settings I used.
Let's get started on our frame!
1. Open your image in PSP; Shift+D to make a copy of your graphic; close out your orginal and use the copy of your graphic for your frame. That way you can save your original for future use.
2. Effects/PluginFilters/Xero/Lithograph using these settings: Vibrancy 129; Colouration 255.
3. Effects/PluginFilters/FM Tile Tools/Blend Emboss using the default settings except change the Intensity setting to .082.
4. Set your background color to white (#FFFFFF) and your foreground color to a color from your graphic that you wish to use on your border. I'm using color #810128. Image/Add Borders 3 pixels symmetric checked. Click on your white border with your magic wand (tolerance 0 feather 0) to select. Apply your favorite Blade Pro preset or gold pattern fill. I'm using Blade Pro's gold2 preset.
5. Selections/Invert. Effects/3D Effects/Cutout using these settings: Opacity 85; Blur 20; Vertical 0; Horizontal 0. Selections/Select None.
6. Toggle your colors so that your foreground color is now your background color. Image/Add Borders 3 pixels symmetric checked. Select your border with the magic wand and go to Effects/3D Effects/Inner Bevel and use the settings shown below. Selections/Select None.
7. Toggle your colors so that white is your background color and the color you chose from your graphic is your foreground color. Image/Add Borders 3 pixels symmetric checked. Select your border with the magic wand and apply your favorite BP preset or floodfill with your gold pattern fill. Selections/Select None.
8. Image/Add Borders 20 pixels symmetric checked. Select your white border with your magic wand. Floodfill with your foreground color. Effects/PluginFilters/Simple/Top Bottom Wrap. Effects/PluginFilters/Simple/Half Wrap. Do not deselect.
9. Effects/PluginFilters/FunHouse/Sierpenski's Mirror using these settings: Scaling Factor 60; Fractual Power 36. Do not deselect.
10. Selections/Invert. Effects/3D Effects/Drop Shadow using these settings: Opacity 75; Blur 10; Vertical 2; Horizontal 2; repeat drop shadow changing the vertical and horizontal settings to (-2). Selections/Invert. Effects/Sharpen/Sharpen. Selections/Select None.
11. Image/Add Borders 3 pixels symmetric checked. Select your border with your magic wand and apply your favorite Blade Pro preset or gold pattern fill. Selections/Invert. Effects/3D Effects/Cutout using these settings: Opacity 80; Blur 16; Vertical 3; Horizontal 3; repeat cutout changing the vertical and horizontal settings to (-3).
12. Image/Add Borders 25 pixels symmetric checked. Select your border with your magic wand and floodfill with your foreground color. Effects/Texture Effects/Blinds using these settings: Width 3; Opacity 100; Light from left/top checked. Do not deselect.
13. Effects/Artistic Effects/Topography using the settings shown below. Do not deselect.
14. Effects/3D Effects/Inner Bevel using the pillow preset but changing the Elevation setting to 32. Selections/Select None.
Your frame is now complete. Add corner dings if desired. Resize if needed, remembering to go to Effects/Sharpen/Sharpen after you resize.
Below is another result of the lithograph tutorial using a light colored graphic. The settings for the lithograph filter were as follows: Vibrancy 93; Colouration 255.
I wish to thank Barbie for helping to test my tutorial. Below is her lovely result.
I also wish to thank Carla for her help in testing this tutorial; below is her lovely result. A big thanks goes to both of you for being so willing to test my tutorials :)
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